Japan s iSpace to tries to land on Moon: Japan s iSpace is a startup that may become the first commercial player to land on the moon. Before this, all rovers that have landed on the moon were from government organisations like NASA or ISRO.
Japanese company ispace will try to land a spacecraft on the moon Tuesday, April 25, 2023. If its Hakuto-R mission succeeds, it could make history as the first commercial lunar landing.
The company, Ispace, is carrying a rover from the United Arab Emirates, a Japanese robot and other cargo in its bid to possibly be the first commercial lander to reach the moon.